Expressionist Architecture - Famous Expressionist Buildings Since The 1950s

Famous Expressionist Buildings Since The 1950s

  • Ronchamp Chapel, 1954 (Le Corbusier)

  • JFK International Airport in New York, TWA Terminal, 1956-62 (Eero Saarinen)

  • Berlin Philharmonic, 1956-63 (Hans Scharoun)

  • Berlin Philharmonic, inside

  • Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, 1964 (Kenzo Tange)

  • Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, 1971 (Alvar Aalto)

  • Sydney Opera House, 1957-73 (Jorn Utzon)

  • Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, 1994 (Zaha Hadid)

  • Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, 1991-97 (Frank Gehry)

  • Jewish Museum in Berlin, 1989-99 (Daniel Libeskind)

  • Auditorio de Tenerife, Canary Islands, 2003 (Santiago Calatrava)

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